Daily weather only has small effects on wellbeing in the US

Frijters, Paul; Lalji, Chitwan; Pakrashi, Debayan

doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2020.03.009

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“…(2020) fail to find a clear effect of temperature on wellbeing, with the estimate changing from significantly positive to significantly negative depending upon the regression specification used. Similar to the gender attitude results reported above and with the inconsistent findings in Frijters et al (2020), we find that number of abnormally not days in the past week is not associated with recently feeling unhappy or depressed (p = 0.879) or feeling reasonably happy (p = 0.787).…”

Section: Impacts Of Abnormally Hot Temperatures On Pro-action Attitudessupporting

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Climate Change Salience, Economic Insecurity, and Support for Mitigation Policies

2022

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Section: Impacts Of Abnormally Hot Temperatures On Pro-action Attitudessupporting

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Climate Change Salience, Economic Insecurity, and Support for Mitigation Policies

2022

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“…A growing body of international studies show that lockdown policies have a negative impact on mobility and outdoor recreational activity (e.g., Askitas et al., 2021); the adverse impact of COVID‐19 and lockdown restrictions on mental health has also recently been documented (e.g., Banks & Xu, 2020; Davillas & Jones, 2021). Given pre‐COVID studies on the link between weather conditions and well‐being outcomes (e.g., Frijters et al., 2020), it is of particular interest to assess if adverse weather conditions during the first lockdown in the United Kingdom exacerbated the consequences of the COVID‐19 outbreak and lockdown on mental health and outdoor recreational activity. This evidence is also of interest because lockdown restrictions have been designed to permit (limited) outdoor activity to alleviate concerns about mental health.…”

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Weather, mental health, and mobility during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic

2021

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During the first United Kingdom wave of the COVID‐19 outbreak, the first lockdown was announced on March 23, 2020, with a final easing of the restrictions on July 4, 2020. Among the most important public health costs of lockdown restrictions are the potential adverse effects on mental health and physical activity. Using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study and Google COVID‐19 Mobility Reports we find evidence of reduced park mobility during the initial period of the first UK lockdown and confirm existing evidence of worsening mental health. Linkage with weather data shows that contrary to popular belief, daily or weekly weather conditions do not exacerbate the mental health consequences of the pandemic, as we found no systematic associations during the first lockdown period; on the other hand, we find systematic links between park mobility and weather over the same period.

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“…Past research [80] has shown that the weather plays a role in people's mental health. They may be in a better mood on days with more sunlight [81].…”

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Psychological State and Subjective Environmental Perception of College Students Residing in Dormitories during Quarantine: A Case Study

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Quarantine is one of the effective approaches to control the spread of COVID-19. However, prolonged isolation may harm the health of residents, especially students, who are quarantined in dormitories. This study surveyed students’ behaviors, living environment, and psychological state through an online questionnaire. The results showed that during the isolation period, the participants’ discomfort mainly came from high temperatures, high humidity, loud sounds, and dark lighting. Moreover, about half of the students experienced severe anxiety or depression, with poor sleep and an unclear mind being the most common problems. Additionally, this study focused on exploring the correlations between environmental perceptions and the psychological state of isolated students, that were identified to be significant. Furthermore, as isolation time was prolonged, the psychological state of isolated students worsened, and the most significant factor changed from thermal sensations to acoustic sensations. Interestingly, the psychological state of males was worse than females, and they were more easily affected by their thermal and acoustic environments. Therefore, keeping the environment comfortable has a positive influence on maintaining the good psychological condition of people in isolation. This study can provide suggestions for the improvement of indoor environments and for the mental health of people in isolation and in other similar situations.

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Daily weather only has small effects on wellbeing in the US

Cited by 17 publications

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Climate Change Salience, Economic Insecurity, and Support for Mitigation Policies

Climate Change Salience, Economic Insecurity, and Support for Mitigation Policies

Weather, mental health, and mobility during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Psychological State and Subjective Environmental Perception of College Students Residing in Dormitories during Quarantine: A Case Study

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